# Pithanpur Village, Sahawar, Kanshiram Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sahawar, Kanshiram Nagar 

# Pithanpur

Pithanpur is a village in Sahawar sub-district of Kanshiram Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **6,255 people in 935 households**, the 2nd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 6,255people (2011)
- 935households
- 36.5%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pithanpur

Of every 100 households in Pithanpur in 2011, 13 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Pithanpur · ■ Sahawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**88%

Tap water ****27%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****44%**

**53%

Television ****16%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Pithanpur?

■ Pithanpur · ■ Sahawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****36.5%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**893

Working population ****29.9%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.2% for men and 24.4% for women. 49% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 786 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 607 (32%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (3%) · **■** Marginal 391 (21%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sahawar

- Khojpur10,391 people
- Khush Kari5,627 people
- Kachela Sherpur5,588 people
- Roshan Nagar5,516 people
- Karsana5,158 people

[All 180 villages in Sahawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/kanshiram-nagar/sahawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pithanpur?6,255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pithanpur in?Kanshiram Nagar district (Sahawar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Pithanpur?36.5% (Census 2011)